Word: profession
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...African-American woman who dared to have "independent" (read: crazy) views. The liberals' reaction to Elders's departure, which the rest of the United States greeted with a sigh of relief, shows just how far we "intellectuals" are removed from the American people about whom we profess to know and care so much...
...before our mamas were born. "I was a woman in a man's world", she muses nonchalantly from her chaise lounge. She lives in a retirement community, entirely outside the scope of mainstream feminism, and if she were to be asked about her take on gender issues she would profess her strong support for the "women's liberation movement". Jaqui, acutely aware of the statement she makes when she cruises the Upper East Side on her trusty two-wheeler, describes the "sense of self" she gets from biking as the ultimate high. I wish Stone would have put these...
Chiles' handlers profess confidence, noting that he has just lately run his first TV spots, in part because he refuses PAC money or any individual contribution over $100. Indeed, few play the populist card better than Chiles, as Bush learned during a recent debate. The challenger switched briefly into Spanish and then turned to Chiles: "Governor, what I've just said was the Governor needs to lead. And the government needs to be able to sell...
...people I find far more upsetting are those who profess Catholicism and still disagree with the Church on the issues. Many Americans, like former Times columnist Anna Quindlen, call themselves "Catholic" and then wear their support for abortion like a badge of honor...
...their commercials, all three candidates profess to be either "new" or "real" Democrats, members of a contemporary breed of politicians willing to stray from the fold to get the necessary votes for the Democratic nomination...